Management
Need Help Running My Business: 5 Things All Entrepreneurs Struggle With
I’ve been on the leadership team of my fair share of businesses. And, as a Certified EOS Implementer, I’ve worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs to expand their businesses. Usually, these folks come to me and say something like, “I need help running my business. It feels like it’s running me sometimes.” What’s worse is they…
Read MoreHow To Be A Good Boss: Top 10 Traits Of Good Bosses
If you want to send your company our team on a journey to success, it starts with your behaviors. Learn to be a great boss by following these rules and using the Entrepreneurial Operating System’s® proven toolbox to achieve more with less stress. 1. Create A Culture Of Honesty Nothing, and I mean nothing, in…
Read MoreJeff Whittle: What Is An EOS Issue And How Do You Solve It?
If you’ve read Traction or even know someone using the Entrepreneurial Operating System® to run their business, chances are you have heard of an “EOS Issue”. In fact, that’s probably all your colleague or friend talks about. To them, everything is an EOS Issue, and they’re constantly solving them. The question I get from people who have…
Read MoreRunning On EOS: What Is Right People Right Seats?
The Entrepreneurial Operating System® wasn’t the first business system to say you need the right people in the right seats. Far from it. When Gino Wickman asked me to read his book, Traction, I had been hearing the idea of right people right seats for years. But, EOS® is different from most systems for running your…
Read MoreEOS GWC: Can You Tell The Difference Between “Get It” And “Capacity”?
When you start your EOS® journey, you’re going to have a lot of questions. One of those is going to be around the concept of EOS GWC™, or Get it, Want it, have the Capacity to do it. After my clients get a solid understanding of GWC, someone on the team usually raises their hand…
Read MoreEOS Best Practices: Reinforcing EOS Core Values On Your Team
So you’ve taken the time to set your EOS® Core Values. You and the leadership team have spent who knows how long identifying the what you really stand for, condensing that into a few short words, and agreeing that those words represent you. You even knocked it out of the park with your EOS Core…
Read MoreEncourage Honesty At Work With These Easy Tips (Even For Ugly Truths)
As a Certified EOS Implementer it’s no secret that I tell my clients to always pursue honesty at work. One of the founding principles of the Entrepreneurial Operating System® is that no business can meet its potential if the team members are anything less than 100% honest. Building honesty at work is no easy task,…
Read MoreSimple Tips For Managing Healthy Conflict In Meetings
If you’re having truly productive meetings, your team is experiencing conflict. If you disagree, I’m afraid your meetings probably aren’t as productive as you’d like. Either that, or you aren’t aware of the conflict. Most of my readers, though, are well aware that having conflict in their meetings is a great thing. Healthy conflict resolution…
Read MoreAre You Pushing Your EOS Level 10 Meeting Down The Ladder?
When an organization starts using the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS® for short) the EOS Level 10 Meeting ™ is one of the first tool they get comfortable with. The clear structure and the proven commitment to a regular timed meeting are part of that. Of course, the fact that a properly run Level 10 Meeting is the…
Read MoreHow To Make Decisions And Influence Your Business: EOS Shiny Stuff
If you follow my blog, you understand that the Entrepreneurial Operating System® isn’t for people who are sitting around waiting for the phone to ring. Real entrepreneurs are out there making the opportunities happen. They are looking for places to grow their business, building strategies to make that growth happen, and executing. Easy as 1,2,3,…
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